The Middle East Announce Tour Dates

The Middle East head out for a quick run of dates before returning to Townsville where they will begin work on their debut full length release.

The band, who re-released ‘The Recordings of The Middle East’ EP earlier this year though Spunk Records, will be self-releasing the same EP in North America at the end of this month. The EP will also be released in Japan, the UK and Europe in early 2010. Los Angeles-based radio station KCRW and Seattle’s KEXP have been playing the The Middle East’s song ‘Blood’, as has well-known London radio station X-FM, and the recently release video for ‘Blood’ has been viewed more than 20,000 times on Myspace. Plus, EP opener ‘The Darkest Side’ was also recently featured on Pitchfork’s Forkcast which previews the best in new music.

Thursday October 8
Princess Theatre, Brisbane
Tickets available from Oztix (ph: 1300 762 545) and Posse.
With Jake Core & Dragging Pianos

Friday October 9
Manning Bar, Sydney
Tickets available from Oztix (ph: 1300 762 545), Moshtix (ph: 1300 GET TIX) and Posse.
With Dragging Pianos & Jonathan Boulet

Saturday October 10
ANU Bar, Canberra
Tickets available from Ticketek (ph: 132 849 and Posse.
With Dragging Pianos & Margaret Helen King

Sunday October 11
The Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Tickets available from The Corner Hotel Box Office (ph: (03) 9427 91 98) and Posse.
With Dragging Pianos & Oliver Mann (solo)